Driving down an otherwise empty service road at about 25mph, and some dumbass starts to back out right in front of you when you’re only about 15 feet away from hitting them, then what do?
Slam on brakes, not enough stopping distance. But that gives the other car enough time to back out even further, practically guaranteeing a full on side impact. Both vehicles would have been totalled out.
That’s car logic for you.
Realize there’s not enough time to stop, and if I even tried to slow down, his vehicle would have backed out even further and been right in front of me. So I decided to reduce the inevitable damages by using my steering wheel rather than hit the brakes. So I just clipped his bumper.
Okay, just figured I’d try to reword it in case I wasn’t clear.
Anyways, how and why would I trust a vehicle that might make random decisions that differ from my control? Like fuck, if an accident is gonna happen, I shouldn’t have to guess whether the chip or my brain made the mistake, I should have 100% control.
Hypothetical:
Let’s say you’re driving a smart car, in autopilot or whatever mode. And let’s say that a cat, dog, toddler, whatever small creature runs out into the road in front of you.
Now on top of that, you look in the rear view mirror and realize there’s an 18 wheeler loaded with fuel right on your ass (yes they shouldn’t tailgate, but they do, this is the real world).
Anyways, what’s the smart car gonna do? Slam on brakes to save the kitty, because it don’t give a shit what’s coming up behind it…
I agree. But back to my situation…
Driving down an otherwise empty service road at about 25mph, and some dumbass starts to back out right in front of you when you’re only about 15 feet away from hitting them, then what do?
That’s car logic for you.
That’s human brain logic for you.
We’ve already addressed this.
Okay, just figured I’d try to reword it in case I wasn’t clear.
Anyways, how and why would I trust a vehicle that might make random decisions that differ from my control? Like fuck, if an accident is gonna happen, I shouldn’t have to guess whether the chip or my brain made the mistake, I should have 100% control.
Hypothetical:
Let’s say you’re driving a smart car, in autopilot or whatever mode. And let’s say that a cat, dog, toddler, whatever small creature runs out into the road in front of you.
Now on top of that, you look in the rear view mirror and realize there’s an 18 wheeler loaded with fuel right on your ass (yes they shouldn’t tailgate, but they do, this is the real world).
Anyways, what’s the smart car gonna do? Slam on brakes to save the kitty, because it don’t give a shit what’s coming up behind it…